OCTOBER 17, 2023. Project staff of the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA Inc.) has been reaching out to various partners in the past weeks to establish connections for the implementation of the project that supports the aquaculture in the island of Sulu and Tawi-Tawi in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

In linking with these partners, BDA Inc. is able to build connections relevant to strengthen approaches for the implementation of the project.

Aside from this, the BDA Inc. has also participated to the Climate Smart Aquaculture (CSA) Workshop on September 26-28, 2023 in Davao City organized and facilitated by the German Cooperation (GIZ).   

This activity allowed BDA Inc. to learn and develop its knowledge on CSA significant to understand better the assistance needed to deliver for this project.

This project that supports to aquaculture is dubbed as Building Resilient Livelihoods and Communities through Climate-Smart Aquaculture Value Chain in Tawi-Tawi and Sulu Archipelago under the program Strengthening the implementation of regional and local peace and development agendas in Mindanao (SPADe).

It is funded by the GIZ and the European Union (EU) and implemented in partnership with Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA).

It aims to promote inclusive socio-economic development and contribute to peacebuilding, food security, and environmental conservation through climate-resilient and sustainable livelihood interventions in aquaculture value chain in the Tawi-Tawi and Sulu Archipelago.

The project has started in July 2023. BDA Inc. has already coordinated with the local government units of Sitio Kalang, Brgy. Sucuban, Omar, Sulu and Brgy. Buan, Panglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi.

Community members were also informed of the project through the community- wide orientation conducted in August 2023.